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• Number of crematoria: Approximately 1,500 (in 2005)

• Notes on the number of crematoria:
  1. In 2005 there were 5,117 crematoria in Japan. Among these only approximately 1,450 were conducting one or more cremations a year and were operating with three basic elements, i.e. a building, a cremator and air exhaustion equipment. Most of the remaining crematoria were open-field crematoria, where cremation was conducted with natural materials.
  2. In 2005 17 crematoria were newly constructed at the following locations:
     • Ashiya City
     • Chiba City
     • Ena City
     • Fukuoka City
     • Hamakita City
     • Ibigawa Union
     • Katsuura City
     • Kosigaya City
     • Kuga Town
     • Miki City
     • Mine City
     • Ohmihachiman City
     • Seki City
     • Shimabara City
     • Takatsuki City
     • Tarumizu City
     • Tokuchi Town

Cremation Organisation:

Japan Society of Environmental Crematory
Nihon Kankyo Saien Kyokai
Kosuge-Building 4F
Miyamoto-cho 6-3
Kawasaki-ku
Kawasaki-City

President:

 

Secretary:

Mr Akira Shimazaki

Treasurer:

Mr Yuji Moriyama

Date of foundation:

1972

Number of members:

Honorary members: 5
Enterprise members: 35
Municipal members: 30
Personal members: 22
Scientific members: 3

Name of journal:

Kankyo Saien (Journal of Environmental Crematory)

Date of foundation:

1981

Published:

quarterly

Circulation:

1,200

Editor:

Mr Yuji Moriyama